In re K.T.

Filed 4/13/06 In re K.T. CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County,

Irma J. Brown, Judge. Affirmed.

Jolene Larimore, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Lawrence M. Daniels and Catherine Okawa Kohm, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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K. T. appeals the judgment (order declaring K. T. a ward of the juvenile court) based on the finding he committed attempted robbery and personally inflicted great bodily injury in the commission of the offense. (Pen. Code, §§ 664/211, 12022.7, subd. (a).)^[1] We reject K. T.'s contention the evidence is insufficient to support the great bodily injury enhancement and affirm the juvenile court's order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The People's evidence.

Benetiz Luna operated a corn-on-the-cob cart on Osage Avenue in Lennox for six years. Many of the residents were regular customers. On January 19, 2005, two males approached Luna and one of them asked for money. When Luna said he had none, one of the males hit Luna on the right upper side of his head causing Luna to fall backwards and lose consciousness. Luna testified both males hit him and one kicked him on the right arm and shoulder. Luna had seen K. T. and Daniel G. on numerous prior occasions. When the prosecutor stood behind K. T. and asked what he did during the attack, Luna responded, â€